IndyCar reps coming to Pocono Raceway press conference Monday

Pocono Raceway has scheduled a press conference Monday morning to release a major announcement concerning the Pocono 2013 schedule.

IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard will on hand, as well as 1969 Indianapolis 500 champion Mario Andretti and Ed Carpenter, winner of 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season finale, Ed Carpenter.

Earlier this month, the raceway announced it was in negotiations to bring IndyCar back to the track.

It wouldn't be a first for Pocono. It held 19 IndyCar races from 1971 until 1989, when it dropped it for financial reasons.

An IndyCar race would open up an entirely new customer base for Pocono Raceway, according to Pleban. The racetrack features NASCAR racing now. He said no physical changes would need to be made to the track or any of its facilities to host the race.